NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned in new research.

Asteroids don’t always need to head straight for Earth to draw global attention. The case of asteroid 2024 YR4 is proving ...

A hidden swarm of "city killer" space rocks, known as co-orbital asteroids, is likely hiding around Venus and could pose an "invisible threat" to Earth over the coming millennia if the asteroids are ...

Measuring roughly 95 feet across, the rock belongs to the Aten group. These asteroids have orbits that cross Earth’s path ...

A swarm of giant city-killer asteroids hiding near Venus poses an “invisible threat” to life on Earth, astronomers have warned in a new study.. These space rocks, known as co-orbital asteroids ...

Venus Hiding Dangerous Asteroids, Including One That Could Be a 'City-Killer' If it Impacts Earth: Study A new study from the University of São Paulo in Brazil said some asteroids orbiting Venus ...